Wednesday, March 17, 2021

Holders Haryana and hosts Jharkhand clash in final

 


Hockey Haryana beat Uttar Pradesh Hockey 10-0 and Hockey Jharkhand blanked Hockey Odisha 5-0 in semi-finals 

Simdega (Jharkhand), March 17

Defending champions Hockey Haryana and hosts Hockey Jharkhand stormed into the final of the 1tth Hockey India Sub Junior Women National Championship 2021 with resounding victories here today.
In the first Semi Final, Hockey Haryana, the top-scorers and the reigning champions, romped to a comprehensive 10-0 win against Uttar Pradesh Hockey in what was a much-awaited clash. Tamanna Yadav (6th, 53rd, 55th) led her team’s charge with a fine hat-trick. Kanika Siwach (19th 34th) and Ishika (25th, 38th) scored two goals each. Sejal (9th), Shashi Khasa (17th), Bhateri (48th) scored one goal each. Kanika and Tamanna currently top the goalscoring charts with 15 goals each.
In the second semi-final, Hockey Jharkhand beat Hockey Odisha 5-0 to book their place in the summit event. Nisha Minj’s goals (7th, 21st) put Hockey Jharkhand 2-0 up at half-time. The hosts further extended their lead in the second half. In-form Fulmani Bhengra (43rd, 50th) ended with two goals while Purnima Barwa (35th) scored one goal.
The third/fourth place match between Uttar Pradesh Hockey and Hockey Odisha will begin at 1100 hours tomorrow. The final match between Hockey Haryana and Hockey Jharkhand will start at 1500 hours.

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